Entries tagged with: voter registration
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Federal Appellate Court Strikes Down Texas Voter ID Law
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has invalidated a Texas law that would require voters to present a photo identification in order to vote. Calling the law “the most stringent in the country,” the court held that “record evidence suggests...
Voters Wary of Individually-Tailored Political Ads
A report by the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania found that 86 percent of voters did not want political campaigns to tailor advertisements based on their interests. This percentage is higher than the percentage of respondents...
Second Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down State Voter ID Law
In a second challenge to Wisconsin's voter ID requirement, Judge David Flanagan has held that the ID law imposes an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote. The law "tells more than 300,000 Wisconsin voters who do not now have...
Virginia Senate Narrowly Approves Voter ID Law
The Virginia Senate passed a controversial voter photo ID law by one vote. The bill now goes to the Virginia House for consideration. Voter ID laws implicate the privacy rights rights of voters and also discourage voter turnout particularly among...
Voter Registration and Privacy
Top News | Overview | Latest News | Resources Top News DOJ Challenges Florida's Restrictive Voter Registration Policy The Department of Justice (DOJ)[/1] is filing a challenge to the state of Florida's new election law. The DOJ will oppose...
